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Taylor Hall found the back of the net in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Hall has now picked up at least one point in each of his last 19 games. The Devils forward picked up the puck in his own end, skated up the right side and beat Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with a shot he probably should have stopped. Hall finished the game with a plus-1 rating, five shots on goal and one blocked shot in 21:22 of ice time. He isn't a Hart Trophy favorite, but his name has started coming up in the conversation lately. Nico Hischier registered the assist on New Jersey's only goal. Feb 20 - 10:31 PM

Taylor Hall rescued the Devils on Sunday with the overtime winner in a 3-2 win over Carolina.

The Hurricanes tied up the game at 2-2 late in the third period, but Hall grabbed the extra point for New Jersey with his overtime heroics. The 26-year-old has been unstoppable lately, with at least one point in each of his last 18 games. Hall is riding an 11-game point streak since his return from a thumb injury. He is up to 24 goals and 62 points in 54 games this season. Feb 18 - 8:05 PM

Taylor Hall had an assist Saturday to up his points streak to 17 games.

Hall officially has a 10 game streak according to the NHL as he missed three games during his streak with an injury and the NHL sees fit to not recognize that. But as far as we are concerned, it is 17 games for the talented winger. Hall has 23 points and 61 points in 53 games this season and is headed towards a career best as he had 80 points in the 2013-14 season. Feb 18 - 7:48 AM

Taylor Hall has recorded at least one point in each of his last 16 games.

For what it's worth, the NHL isn't counting it as a 16-game point streak. The reason is that he missed three games due to a thumb injury during that span, so that broke the streak in their eyes even though Hall has recorded at least a point in each of the last 16 games he's been a part of. To the NHL though, it's actually a nine-game point streak, which would still make this the best of Hall's career. He has 23 goals and 60 points in 52 contests this season. Feb 16 - 10:35 AM

Travis Zajac scored two goals and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Zajac scored the game's first goal just 30 seconds into the opening frame and he assisted on Blake Coleman's tally less than three minutes later. The Devils forward also scored the last goal of the game midway through the third frame. He finished the night with a plus-3 rating and five shots on goal in 17:03 of ice time. The offensive outburst was a little unexpected considering he came into this game with a nine-game pointless streak. Zajac is up to seven goals and 10 points in 34 games this season.

Zacha has only six goals and 19 points in 52 games this season but has come on of late with three goals and seven points in his last 10 games. Zacha was taken sixth overall in 2015 and is still only 20 so his future is starting to look brighter.

Taylor Hall found the back of the net in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Hall has now picked up at least one point in each of his last 19 games. The Devils forward picked up the puck in his own end, skated up the right side and beat Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with a shot he probably should have stopped. Hall finished the game with a plus-1 rating, five shots on goal and one blocked shot in 21:22 of ice time. He isn't a Hart Trophy favorite, but his name has started coming up in the conversation lately. Nico Hischier registered the assist on New Jersey's only goal.

Bratt has no goals and three assists in his last 15 games. He's a rookie so we don't want to get too discouraged over his prolonged cold streak, at least as far as evaluating his long-term potential goes. That being said, he might end up being a healthy scratch in the not too distant future. He only logged 12:57 minutes on Tuesday, which was his fifth lowest total of 2017-18.

Brian Gibbons is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks, from when he was injured.

Gibbons sustained the injury on Jan. 20, so he's already been recovering for almost two weeks. In other words, look for him to return in mid-to-late February. He has 12 goals and 23 points in 45 games this season.

Miles Wood has been suspended two games for boarding Tampa Bay's Vladislav Namestnikov.

The incident occurred on Saturday night and it landed Wood two minutes in the penalty box. He also got another two minutes for roughing after Lightning defender Andrej Sustr came to his teammate's defense. Wood won't be eligible to return until Thursday, Feb. 22 against Minnesota.

The Devils have placed forward John Quenneville on the injured list due to a knee injury.

Quenneville sustained the injury a week ago and his placement on the injured list is retroactive to that date. He did not travel with his Devils' teammates and will miss at least Saturday night's contest against Tampa and Sunday's affair against the Hurricanes.

The 24-year-old has played in 17 NHL games with the Devils over the last two seasons. He managed to record a goal and two assists in those games. Pietila has seven goals and seven assists in 45 games in the AHL this season.

This has been a rough season for Palmieri, in part due to a foot injury that cost him roughly a month, but he gotten hot as the Devils enter their stretch run. His recent efforts have pushed him to 14 goals and 25 points in 38 contests this season.

The last time Stafford found the back of the net was on November 9, a span of 21 games as the veteran forward has been a healthy scratch on numerous occasions of late. He has six goals and nine points in 31 games as he scored a power play goal with only 45 seconds left in the third to bring the Devils to within two goals. He does not have any fantasy value.

It was a big fantasy night for Stefan Noesen Saturday as he had two assists, a fight and a plus-three rating.

Noesen, along with Travis Zajac and Blake Coleman played against the Sidney Crosby line and absolutely dominated them as Crosby was held pointless for the first time in 12 games while the Devils line accounted for three goals. Noesen has five goals and 15 points so his fantasy value is negligible but it was still a big night for the soon to be 25-year-old.

It was Vatanen's 300th career game and the first of those assists was the 100th of his career. With that three-point showing, he also now has a goal and 10 points in 20 contests with New Jersey since the trade. "Sami is really settling," Devils coach John Hynes noted. "His puck movement has been good. He was moving the puck when he first got here. His decisions now are smart. He’s making plays at the right times and not forcing plays."

Damon Severson scored a pair of goals in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the New York Islanders.

It's a solid offensive performance for a guy who was made a healthy scratch at the beginning of the month. Severson did all of his damage in the second period, as he scored back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart. His first tally gave the Devils a 2-1 lead while his second made it 3-1 for his team. Severson finished the game with a plus-2 rating, five shots on goal and one hit in 21:07 of ice time. He's now amassed three points in his last two contests. He's up to six goals and 12 points in 40 games this season. Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall also scored for the Devils.

Greene battled the Islanders' Brock Nelson at the end of the first period. "I don’t know, it just happened so far," Greene said of the incident. "We were just battling hard in front of the net. He asked me to go, I said sure and then I blacked out after that. Don’t really know what happened. We’ve been battling hard against each other for quite a few years. It was a heat of the moment thing, it wasn’t a staged thing. It was just two guys playing hard in front for each other’s teams. It was fun to do. I’ve got to look at the tape." Greene has two goals, nine points, and 13 penalty minutes in 42 contests. He doesn't expect to get into more fights.

Mirco Mueller will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

It's the fourth time in five games that Mueller will watch from the press box. The 22-year-old has no goals and two assists in 19 games this season. Nick Lappin will also serve as a healthy scratch, while Miles Wood is out because of a suspension.

Ben Lovejoy scored a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

The defenseman got two points and went +2 in 16:23 of ice time Saturday. Lovejoy opened the scoring almost three minutes in vs. Tampa, before assisting on Pavel Zacha's second period goal to make it 3-2 for the Devils. New Jersey also got goals from Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, and Miles Wood in the victory. Lovejoy now has eight points in 38 games this season.

Cory Schneider (groin) took part in a lightly populated optional practice on Wednesday.

Schneider was one of just eight players taking part, but the fact that he was practicing under any circumstances is a step forward for him. He was upbeat after going through the practice. "Pretty far along I'd say, compared to where I was a couple weeks ago," Schneider said of his recovery. "Today was a good workout, a lot of volume, and putting myself in some more realistic situations and positions, just trying to get a feel for where I'm at, then just keep ramping it up." Schneider isn't expected to return on Thursday or Saturday, but he might be back next week.

The Blue Jackets didn't light up Kinkaid, but Scott Harrington's game-winning goal was pretty weak. The loss puts an end to Kinkaid's three-game winning streak. He'll head into his next start with a 13-8-2 record, a 3.12 goals-against-average and a .897 save percentage. Kinkaid will keep serving as the Devils starting goaltender until Cory Schneider returns.